Articles by Jenny Williamson

Become a Patron! Here is a picture of the Rubicon in winter, when Julius Caesar crossed it. No idea if this is the same river. Our modern sources for this episode include: [...Read More...]

This episode is a whole divided into three parts. In Part 3, Vercingetorix has been in the field for less than a year–fighting Julius Caesar by burning his own towns, [...Read More...]

Become a Patron!   Here is a lego reproduction of that ubiquitous Lionel Royer painting of Vergincetorix throwing down his arms before Caesar. We don’t know if [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Our modern and ancient sources were pretty much the same for this episode as the last one: The Ancient Celts by Barry Cunliffe The Celts: Search for a [...Read More...]

This episode is a whole divided into three parts. In Part 2, Vercingetorix steps onto the stage, and all of Gaul unites behind him against the armies of Caesar. But [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Our modern sources for this episode included: The Ancient Celts by Barry Cunliffe The Celts: Search for a Civilization by Alice Roberts Adrian [...Read More...]

This episode is a whole divided into three parts. In Part 1, we send Julius Caesar and his army on a collision course toward the people of Gaul. This is an unstoppable force [...Read More...]

What can a story from ancient Ireland tell us about the Gauls before Caesar? Maybe a lot. The Hound of Ulster is synonymous with Irish history. But it also draws back the [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Thanks for joining us on that wild chariot ride! We will seriously never stop hearing Genn’s Warp Spasm Voice in our heads. It narrates our every [...Read More...]

In 58 BC, Julius Caesar set his sights on conquering the Gauls. But who were the Gauls? They didn’t write things down—and much of what we know about them comes from [...Read More...]